Great Performances on YouTube

[Jaycel Adkins]

Hello,

I'm probably going to get in trouble for starting three threads in one day on LST, but thinks this will be the one that I will be posting continuously on for quite a while.

My major pet peeve on the internet is finding great performances, nearly all musical ones, that were filmed live.

I love impromptu moments, unpolished, unedited (mostly) LIVE performances where great crafts people (singers, musicians, etc.) create something truly startling.

The only way I know that I am seeing such a performance is that it fills me up with joy.

Anyhow, hopes other people know of similar performances that they would want to share.

To Start, B.B. King performing LIVE in SING-SING Prison, 1972

[Shmitty]

This is an awesome one that I stumbled across the other day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x29l5eHHoXo&feature=youtu.be

David Ford - Go To Hell - YouTube

[Jaycel Adkins]

Sweet Man! At first I was like, what is this....but then it took off and in a grand fashion, no edits, one take, awesome.

Thank you for the posting, Shmitty!

Soft spot for songs that tell actual stories, and never hurts to be bit...naughty.

[Jaycel Adkins]

Best Song*

Best Performance of Song*

Best Opening Verse*

Screen door slams,

Mary's dress sways.

Like a vision she dances across the porch,

As the radio plays.

*To me.

Have a great day, everybody!

[Tight-Lines]

Very few can pull this off.

[Tight-Lines]

When in doubt... play a bottle of Jameson.

[Jaycel Adkins]

Very few can pull this off.

I completely agree! I watched it thinking, Wow....he shut up an entire room....when is he going to start to play.....ohh....shit.....I hope he doesn't start to play.....don't play!!....wow...fucking sweet!

Thank you, I never heard of this guy or his group from the second vid, I kept on thinking Al Swearengen was going to come and bust down the bathroom door any second!

[Jaycel Adkins]

In same spirit of dcostello's first video, this is also something that 'very few can pull off.'

At Comic-Con 2008, an audience member asked Kristen Chenoweth to sing 'something' and this is what she sang, unrehearsed, no preparation, nothing....but an incredibly crafted voice.

[Jaycel Adkins]

edit:

Goodnight! :P

[Shmitty]

Here are another couple of good artist at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3grSSc4OrGc&feature=youtu.be

Andy McKee - Toto - Africa - www.candyrat.com - YouTube

Don Ross - Michael, Michael, Michael - www.candyrat.com - YouTube

[Jaycel Adkins]

Those were sweet Shmitty! One hand guitar playing....yikes!

Temporary Change of Pace:

Edited version for documentary, but wanted to include the interviews to get the whole feel for people who are not familiar with Battle of the Year.

[Jaycel Adkins]

Hello,

Addendum to previous post: If you want to see the complete Battle, it is available in two parts on youtube, tried to put up links, but keeps wanting to put up an embedded video, and wants to save those for distinct videos, since they slow the loading of the page.

Speaking of:

[Gregor]

[Jaycel Adkins]

Continuing on with the theme of fingers and strings, more of the former with this one, though.

[Jaycel Adkins]

TEDtalks

[Jaycel Adkins]

So, in order to the get the Battles, at Battle of the Year, crews have to perform a 'Showcase.' These are two of the best examples over the years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORuTKSYj1z8&feature=related

[Jaycel Adkins]

Expanding

[Tight-Lines]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaLNvI3dx60

[Jaycel Adkins]

Wow, puts a whole new spin on 'FIDO' (Fuck it, Drive on), dcostello.

The girl in the second video with the black/white striped shirt is cute.

:)

[Jaycel Adkins]

Found this during lunch, not sure what to make of it, except it's pretty cool....

[Jaycel Adkins]

Sentiment over Sentimentality...

Great Documentary, up there with "Hoop Dreams."

[gougetheeyes]

@dcostello awesome.

Also, one of my favorite rants of all time. For any of those on here that have ever had the pleasure of working and then fighting to get paid, or working and being undercut by amateurs... so relevant across the board.

[Tight-Lines]

more like best performance on youtube.

[Jaycel Adkins]

@gougetheeyes

Harlan Ellison is a GIANT and a character of the first order! Neil Gaiman, during the 20th Anniversary of SANDMAN talk at 92nd Street Y, does a terrific impression on him. Why he isn't mentioned along Bradbury as a first tier author is travesty.

@dcostello

Buying my tickets to CHINA....

[Jaycel Adkins]